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Seabed mining explored
By Matt Nippert NIWA research vessel Tangaroa. Photo / SuppliedA Government funded mission to survey the mineral wealth beneath New Zealand waters is raising fears the seafloor could one day...
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Hives fall victim to plagues that could sting us
Bees face a widening range of threats to their existence - a prospect with profound implications for global food security, reports Catherine Masters Mark Goodwin plucks yet another yellow German...
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Mine could supply NZ's diesel needs
A proposed lignite mine near St Bathans in Central Otago could yield enough barrels of fuel a day to meet New Zealand's diesel needs as well as creating 2700 jobs,...
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Public will have a say over Super City rubbish and recycling schemes
By Eloise Gibson Aucklanders will have a chance to say what kind of rubbish and recycling service they want after the Super City decides on a plan in April next...
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Gore takes cash for water campaign from chemical firm
By Nina Lakhani Al Gore. Photo / APAl Gore, the self-styled squeakiest-clean and deepest-green politician in American history, has some explaining to do. His environmental organisation has taken money to...
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Hydrogen still in the eco-car race
By Arthur Max Honda's FC Sport hydrogen fuel cell concept. Shrink BERLIN - Hydrogen, one of Earth's most abundant elements, once was seen as green energy's answer to the petroleum-driven...
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Climate report gives warning to leaders, say NZ scientists
By Eloise Gibson Countries gearing up for the next round of top-level climate talks have been warned the agreement hashed out in the dying minutes of the Copenhagen conference could...
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$422bn call over climate change
TIQUIPAYA: A conference on climate change wants US$300 billion ($422 billion) in annual compensation from wealthy countries and global companies to deal with global warming effects. Leftist Bolivian President Evo...
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World's Forests Shrink
The world's forest cover shrunk by 3.1 per cent between 2000 and 2005, according to satellite observations detailed in a new study. Hardest-hit were boreal forests - the world's far...
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Report on kereru shooting accused due
The Department of Conservation (DoC) hopes to complete a report today on the Norwegians suspected of having been involved in slaughtering protected native kereru in New Zealand. The report, prepared...
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Screen stars protest 300ha National Park coal mine
Actresses come Greenpeace ambassadors Lucy Lawless and Robyn Malcolm visited Paparoa National Park on the West Coast of the South Island yesterday to protest against the Government's proposal to mine...
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Robot sub used to plug deep Gulf oil leak
Crews were using a robot submarine to try to stop an oil leak nearly 2km below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, but officials said it would take at...
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Kauri dieback could affect ancient trees like Waipoua's Tane Mahuta.
By Eloise Gibson There are fears for New Zealand's most famous kauri, Northland's Tane Mahuta, after a deadly and infectious tree disease was found less than 500m from it. DNA...
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Australia Govt Says Carbon Delay To Impact Budget
Author: Rob Taylor Australia has shelved plans for an ambitious carbon emissions trade scheme for at least three years due to parliamentary opposition and slow progress on a global climate...
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Lawmakers Propose Boost To Clean Energy
Author: Doug Palmer A group of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday proposed legislation to promote U.S. exports of clean energy technology, which they said are badly lagging behind those of China...
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